OSHA Injury Report: EDA Contractors

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Welding grinding

What happened

Employee stated he initially felt pain in his right scapula on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] during FRACO installation operations. Specifically employee was welding portions of a FRACO scaffold to the building. Employee worked a full day [REDACTED]. Employee returned to work on [REDACTED] [REDACTED] where he stated he felt greater pain in his shoulder soon after coming to work at approx. [REDACTED]. Employee again worked a full day which included briefly grinding metal plates in order to weld the FRACO tot he building. The employee stated he was holding the grinder overhead. The employee was also making connections to the scaffold on [REDACTED] which translates to welding plates underneath the scaffold itself.

Injury or illness

Pain swelling in right scapula

Object or substance involved

Grinder

Summary line

Tear of right shoulder from using a grinder overhead..

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.